Pharmacies; board regulates sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dangerous drugs, so as to expand the exemption of naloxone from the definition of a dangerous drug to include any opioid antagonist when used for drug overdose prevention; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to authorize the board of pharmacy to regulate the sale and supply of opioid antagonists through vending machines; to provide that practitioners may dispense and supply opioid antagonists to certain individuals and entities; to repeal the requirement that an opioid antagonist must have a prescription in order for a individual who administers it to have civil, criminal, and professional immunity; to provide immunity for harm reduction organizations that supply opioid antagonists to certain individuals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.